My DS is 3.5 months old. When he was younger I could chuck him in the sling and head off anywhere and he's just snuggle up and snooze away. Since about 10 weeks old, DS started to wake up and the sling has got a bit hit and miss.
He doesn't nap well on the go, 20 mins max in pram. He gets utterly hysterical when overtired, so I've ended up prioritising his sleep and doing my best so he gets good naps in his crib.
He can only stay awake 2 hours max, so by the time I've got him up, fed him, got out, we only seem to get half an hour anywhere before I have to try and get him home again for a nap!
I've tried to just go out regardless but he doesn't sleep well and I end up paying with a screaming baby, so going out isn't fun anyway.
I've repeatedly failed to get him to classes (baby sensory etc) that I've paid for because he's refused to nap and then napped at the time we need to leave! So we end up just staying home a lot. I had hoped to get out and meet other mum's but it's not really happening.
I'm sort of hoping that once I get a napping routine sorted out for him, we can donthe morning or afternoon nap on the go (as shorter should be ok if he can do a good lunch nap) and we might start getting places. But none of the class times seem to fit well and overlap with when he wants to nap.
Do I just embrace it until DS is a bit older or is there something I can be doing to make getting out and about easier?
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Lemondrop99 · 23/01/2018 18:26
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